Does anyone have any more suggestions for closed-ear a sub $150 comfy pair of circumaural study headphones?    I've never used active noise cancellation, but from what I read, they are mainly good at drowning out ambient noise-- what I'm looking for is something that can drown out ambient...

they are close to top-of-the-line noise cancelling headphones. "Noise cancelling" being the key phrase, and the limiting factor. They are in their own category, and we can compare them to other gadgets, like the slim Sony single speaker that is supposed to create a 3D effect-- they are good at...

While Grados could easily compete with skullcandy based on looks alone, what the **** is up with their packaging. "Truly the Worlds finest..." LOL. worst tagline ever, with an ellipses no less. is this box trying to be ironic" ?

Elliot Smith is a great Head-Fi mascot because his body of work really synergizes well with headphones. And not only does the highly personal content cater to solo listening, but, the haunting multi tracked voices, the emotive guitar playing, all of it, it really does scale well w/ decent...

Quote: Originally Posted by jjsoviet I think the big brands need to step up their marketing game where Skullcandy is good at. Fight fire with fire, a higher-quality one. I think the ATH-EW series might be a start?

Kids are somewhat tech-saavy today. They know how to do product research, they just haven't extended it to headphones (and amazon.com can be very misleading). At my university you seen SkullCandy headphones but also, I see some ATH-M50, I saw a kid rocking some Ultrasons S780, etc-- this is just...

^ Understand that HeadFi appeals to everyone, people of all ages, so you get posts like this bc you don't need the resources to get into HiFi you need to be into ferarris, so for ferrarichat there's just a built in arrogance where you wouldn't even considering discussing Ford or any other...

ATH-M50 are great for your type of music, they are closed ear (meaning they isolate i.e you can use them in the library) and right at your price range. They also are not excessively bulky and look very good for walking around. Read some reviews, they are pretty beloved around here.

arrived today, mfaughn shipped on monday. USPS is great. initial impressions: yes yes yes yes. I'm keeping these. They feel like they might fall off my head, but they don't, which is awesome, and which makes them very comfortable, even with the bowl pads, though granted I haven't had a...

big terminations can put stress on poor quality jacks, though headphone amps typically do not qualify but you can't be too careful. I think you're all right, typically the connection is super solid out of any amp. all I know is that I ****ed up the headphone jack in my phone with a large 1/4 ->...

if you like the ms-1s dont even think about upgrading imo. I don't consider the Beatles to be a headphone dependent band, even the new remasters, I wouldn't think about mixing them with up with equipment, the only thing i could think of w/ the new remasters is I would try listening to them on a...

Quote: Originally Posted by Ice Nine Check the FS forum. Mfaughn has a pair of recabled SR225's for sale for $160. These include two pair of pads (bowls and Senns) and a J-Money leather headband (very nice aftermarket headband). IMO a very nice price as I paid $150 for a used pair that...

MS-1s look nice, and I would take them over the 225s in a heartbeat for the price. But it's hell trying to find a somewhat objective/descriptive opinion of them (surprise). Some concerns 1. apparently a lot of people prefer the bowl pads over the stock "comfys". I will want to try out the...

Quote: Originally Posted by sampson_smith I'll again second this! The MS-1(i) is the BEST headphone that Grado (and thus Alessandro) offers for approx. $100. No question! (Or at least there is very little to debate about this assertion.) It may be beat out by the SR-225(i), but at...

Really? are Grado and MS-1 part of the same brand? some places that I read tells me there is some serious difference between the MS-1, with some Grado fans saying they didnt really like the MS-1 sound at all but loved the Sr-225. They say the MS1s are closes to the Sr-125s, which I hear mixed...

I listen to a lot of rock on top of everything else: The Beatles, The Kinks, The Zombies, etc. I also listen to a lot of bluegrass. I am in no position to audition them or any pair of Grados, but I have a really good feeling about those cans, based on what I read. I want to buy the Grados...

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thanks for the advice all. I decided to cop an all in one, on a whim. this: IPOD LINE-OUT-DOCK FOR HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER, BEST DEAL! - eBay (item 250510411308 end time Nov-06-09 09:17:28 PST)

thanks for the opinions! I would like some more, but anyway. If I was to buy an LOD-- should I get the LOD dock by itself, with just the headphone jack and then buy the mini to mini cable (which I would prefer, because I could use the mini to mini for other stuff), or the inexplicably much more...

and to think that all it took was an 800 dollar "ground conditioner" to make some 500 dollar speakers sound acceptable.

So i have a nothing setup. a cmoyBB amp and some HD555s. I have an Ipod classic 120gb, everything ripped at V0. Is it worth it for an LOD? Lets go ahead and assume I am stuck in siberia for 2 years and all they sell is LOD equipment-- no headphones, amps, etc. Would avoiding the headphone jack...